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Bruce Davidson — Under The Pier At Coney Island from Brooklyn Gang
Bruce Davidson

Under The Pier At Coney Island from Brooklyn Gang

Bruce Davidson's photograph captures youth culture and urban life beneath Coney Island's pier, part of his Brooklyn Gang series. The image documents the social dynamics of working-class adolescents in 1950s Brooklyn.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1998.

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Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II

October 9, 2024

Lot 35

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Bruce Davidson, Under The Pier At Coney Island from Brooklyn Gang

Bruce Davidson's photograph captures youth culture and urban life beneath Coney Island's pier, part of his Brooklyn Gang series. The image documents the social dynamics of working-class adolescents in 1950s Brooklyn.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1998.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Youth Culture, Urban Life, Documentary Photography, American Social Documentary, 1950s, Street Photography, Brooklyn

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